diff --git a/build/lib/preLaunch.js b/build/lib/preLaunch.js
index efcb3220084e15..1bfe7f573f6a8d 100644
--- a/build/lib/preLaunch.js
+++ b/build/lib/preLaunch.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const yarn = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'yarn.cmd' : 'yarn';
 const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 function runProcess(command, args = []) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const child = (0, child_process_1.spawn)(command, args, { cwd: rootDir, stdio: 'inherit', env: process.env });
+        const child = (0, child_process_1.spawn)(command, args, { cwd: rootDir, stdio: 'inherit', env: process.env, shell: process.platform === 'win32' });
         child.on('exit', err => !err ? resolve() : process.exit(err ?? 1));
         child.on('error', reject);
     });
diff --git a/build/lib/preLaunch.ts b/build/lib/preLaunch.ts
index 3d3f513b59140b..d6776e6279879c 100644
--- a/build/lib/preLaunch.ts
+++ b/build/lib/preLaunch.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 
 function runProcess(command: string, args: ReadonlyArray<string> = []) {
 	return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-		const child = spawn(command, args, { cwd: rootDir, stdio: 'inherit', env: process.env });
+		const child = spawn(command, args, { cwd: rootDir, stdio: 'inherit', env: process.env, shell: process.platform === 'win32' });
 		child.on('exit', err => !err ? resolve() : process.exit(err ?? 1));
 		child.on('error', reject);
 	});